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Our Planet, Our Health II (UNIB20020)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This interdisciplinary subject will challenge students by covering key One Health threats and responses, considering the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals and the environment. Key themes that will be explored during the course, with reference to case studies, will include:
- The different scales of human, animal and ecosystem health threats in a global context;
- The impacts of today’s choices on tomorrow’s therapeutic options, considering the threat of antimicrobial resistance;
- The concept of “One Health” in the context of improving Indigenous health, both in Australia and overseas;
- Balancing competing needs to achieve agricultural development, food security and human nutrition in specific international contexts;
- The influence of anthropogenic disturbance on the emergence of new infectious disease threats and importance of reservoirs, intermediate hosts and vectors;
- Competition for space: wildlife and community health versus urban sprawl;
- Controlling emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses at their source;
- Climate change and its impacts on vector-borne disease;
- Forced and voluntary migration and the relationship between human disruption and health threats; and
- Social control, social conflict and social justice in the One Health domain.
Intended learning outcomes
Gain a keen understanding of the most important challenges at the interface between human, animal and ecosystem health and will develop the ability to synthesise successful strategies for improving health outcomes in different cultures and contexts. Specifically, they will learn to:
- Identify important risk factors and determinants of emerging infectious diseases at the animal-human interface
- Discuss objectives and approaches of programs that advance the health of humans, animals and the environment (i.e. One Health programs) in a global context
- Describe and discuss the interconnectedness of microbial pathogens across ecosystems, with implications for foodborne disease and emergence of antimicrobial resistance
- Understand and discuss the powerful role of social and cultural norms, beliefs and behaviours in shaping the intersection of human and animal health, including the importance of appropriate engagement with and learning from Indigenous cultures to support ecological research and understanding
- Identify approaches to balancing the competing needs to achieve food security, human nutrition and sustainable development in diverse settings
- Critically consider the complexity of important global, regional and local health challenges
- Discuss successful strategies for dealing with the various political, cultural, economic and governance challenges that impede the implementation of One Health in diverse settings.
Generic skills
- Develop academic excellence with an in-depth knowledge of the area of One Health, develop an aptitude for continued self-directed learning and become adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies
- Become knowledgeable across disciplines, including an ability to examine critically, synthesis and evaluate knowledge (incorporating knowledge and skills from their own discipline with those of others), are able to participate fully in multi-disciplinary collaborations and to confront unfamiliar problems
- Be able to become leaders in their communities through the engagement in meaningful public discourse on the subject of One Health and related disciplines and develop excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills
- Will be attuned to cultural diversity through valuing different cultures, having an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our and other communities and respectfully engage with and learn from Indigenous knowledge, cultures and values
- Will become active global citizens, by accepting their social and civic responsibilities, being advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment and having a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
UNIB10017 Our Planet, Our Health 1
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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multiple choice assessment
| Week 8 | 35% |
Participation in tutorials and practical exercise
| From Week 1 to Week 10 | 10% |
Essay
| During the examination period | 55% |
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Simon Firestone Coordinator Trish Campbell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 19 March 2024